Eco-fashion house, the Ministry of Tomorrow, known for its eco-luxury,
vegan accessories and garments, has announced that it has assigned complete
ownership of its Nairobi production facility to Michelle Aricha aka “Coco
Chanel” who has been the facilities general manager and lead designer for
the past 4 years.

The Nairobi factory represents the Ministry of Tomorrow’s flagship
production facility and was built by the fashion house to sponsor skilled
tailors who are recruited from within Kibera, just outside of Nairobi in
Kenya, to make designer unisex bags, while creating sustainable livelihoods
for its employees.

As women’s empowerment is a core Ministry of Tomorrow objective, the
label recruited Michelle to manage its Nairobi eco-factory that produces
vegan luxury bags exclusively for the company, and it granted her full
ownership of the factory on International Women's Day on March 8.

Ministry of Tomorrow founder and president, Julian Prolman, said: “We
planned from the start that Michelle would one day own the facility. The
day has come. With production and quality milestones achieved, ownership of
the Nairobi facility was fittingly transferred to Michelle on International
Women's Day 2018.”

Michelle Aricha will continue to oversee all aspects of design and
production and assure employees are paid fair wages, receive bonuses based
on quality production and are able to work in a safe, comfortable, and
clean environment, and the facility will remain an exclusive production
source of luxury vegan bags for Ministry of Tomorrow.

“I am proud to be a business owner and am determined to follow in the
footsteps of Coco Chanel, to become a successful fashion designer and
businesswoman in the eco-fashion arena,” said Michelle “Coco Chanel”
Aricha. “I am most grateful for the opportunity that Ministry of Tomorrow
has provided me and everyone at the factory.”

The Ministry of Tomorrow is headquartered in Los Angeles and is a
for-profit social enterprise that designs and produces high-quality,
eco-luxury, vegan accessories and garments and markets direct to consumers
via its own e-commerce website.